WHAT IS DISSERTATION BOOT CAMP?

Boot camp is a week-long opportunity for students currently writing dissertations to set writing goals, practice disciplined writing habits, learn new strategies, and connect with other dissertation writers.

Join fellow dissertation writers for a week of focused writing. Dissertation Boot Camp will meet through Zoom and will be facilitated by the UNC Writing Center. Participants will set goals for the week, experiment with writing strategies, work on their writing in several structured time blocks, and engage in a series of writing-related discussions with other grad students. The Zoom link will be sent to registered participants.

CONSIDER REGISTERING IF YOU ARE…

•Actively engaged in the writing phase of your dissertation.

•Ready to spend a total of 15 hours just writing (three hours each day for five days)--without reviewing your sources, reading, doing research, analyzing data, checking email, or surfing the web.

•Able to commit to arriving at 9 a.m. and remaining until 12:30 p.m. on all five days.

•First time Dissertation Writing Boot Camper

DO NOT REGISTER IF YOU ARE…

•Seeking a class or workshop about dissertations-what parts they have, what they should look like, step-by-step instructions for writing one, etc.

•Preparing to write a proposal or planning ahead for when you arrive at the dissertation stage of your program.

•Not yet actively writing text that you plan to include in your dissertation (i.e., still primarily researching, not writing).

•Looking for information on research methods or writing in your specific academic discipline.

•Wrapping up an almost-finished dissertation and simply in need of time and space to write.

•Not fully and reliably available on all of the specified dates. You must attend ALL sessions, arriving at 9 each day and remaining until 12:30pm.

•Not a UNC doctoral graduate student.

QUESTIONS?

•For questions about registration, contact Brian Rybarczyk, Assistant Dean, Academic and Professional Development, at brybar@email.unc.edu.

•For questions about boot camp activities, contact Dr. Gigi Taylor, at vgtaylor@email.unc.edu